About James
James Walker heads NexLab's robotics division, bringing 8 years of experience building autonomous systems that operate reliably in the real world. From warehouse logistics robots to agricultural drones, James has led the development of systems that navigate, perceive, and interact with their environments autonomously.
James holds an M.S. in Robotics from Georgia Tech, where his research focused on SLAM algorithms and multi-robot coordination. He previously worked at Boston Dynamics and Amazon Robotics, where he contributed to navigation stacks for warehouse automation platforms.
At NexLab, James leads a team building ROS2-based solutions, custom path planners, computer vision pipelines for robotic perception, and reinforcement learning policies for adaptive manipulation. He is deeply committed to making robotics accessible to businesses of all sizes, not just large manufacturers.